Xbox 360 – Page 4

Fallout New Vegas Magic Karma Pot

October 28, 2010November 2, 2010 Doug Groves Bethesda, bug, cheat, Fallout New Vegas, loot, PC gaming, PS3, video, Xbox 3604 Comments

Fallout New Vegas is a wonderful and at times frustrating time sink, and earning enough bottlecaps to afford all the items you need is an ongoing effort. If you’re like thousands of others scattered over the Mojave Wastelands, looking for a way to get by without having to earn your bottlecaps, you’ve probably turned to the chore of gambling, and even the best of you have probably been tempted to ‘steal’ the occasional item from a home or shop. Well, thanks to the easy demonstration below by YouTube user Erozlol,…

Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood multiplayer interview

October 19, 2010October 22, 2010 Doug Groves Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Christophe Grandjean, DLC, interview, Microsoft, multiplayer, PC gaming, PS3, Sony, Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal, Xbox 3600 comment

Now that PS3 owners have had the pleasure of trying out the Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood multiplayer demo, Ubisoft has taken to showing off the different modes more openly, and discussing their plans going forward. The main challenge in multiplayer was to find game modes that actually work with the franchise. To keep in the spirit of the franchise, the players are actually Templars training in the Animus, running through various simulations, which represent the different multiplayer modes. We had a chance to talk with Christophe Grandjean of Ubisoft Montreal about…

Microsoft rebrands XNA Creators Club as App Hub

October 12, 2010October 13, 2010 Doug Groves App Hub, game development, MSDN, PC gaming, Windows Phone 7, WP7, Xbox 360, XNA, XNA Creators Club4 Comments

When Microsoft first launched the XNA toolset, it was aimed at making cross-platform game development easier for independent game designers, and providing a framework to target them towards not only various Windows operating systems, but the Zune and Xbox 360 as well. To target the Xbox 360, one had to pay an annual membership of $99, which made you a part of the community to submit games for sale directly on the console. It’s actually a pretty innovative approach to letting the individual developer a way into console games creation,…

Talking Rock Band 3 at the PS3 Holiday Event

October 12, 2010October 14, 2010 Doug Groves Cam Curran, DLC, event, harmonix, interview, Microsoft, MIDI, MTV Games, Nintendo, Playstation, pro guitar, pro mode, PS3, Rock Band 3, Sony, Wii, Xbox 3601 Comment

MTV Games and Harmonix were showing off Rock Band 3 at the recent PS3 Holiday Event held at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, and we talked with Cam Curran of MTV Games to find out what we could expect from the game when it’s released Oct 26th.

Stupid Gaming Forum Arguments 001

October 8, 2010July 30, 2014 Doug Groves editorial comic, Kinect, Microsoft, PS3, PS3 Move, rgbcomic, Sony, Xbox 3601 Comment

If you’ve spent even a little bit of time reading gaming forums or comments over the past couple of months, you’re probably familiar with the PS3 Move vs Xbox Kinect flame wars that have broken out…

Xbox Dashboard Fall Update 2010 – Netflix in Canada on the 360

September 29, 2010October 2, 2010 Doug Groves Arcade, Avatars, Kinect, Microsoft, Netflix, netflix how to, netflix on xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Dashboard, Xbox Live, Zune1 Comment

The Xbox Dashboard getting a fall update is about as dependable as the leaves changing colour and pumpkins popping up at every corner store. If you’ve already signed up for the preview program (now closed), you should have it now. Though we Canadians don’t get all the goodness of our US brethren (no ESPN and no Zune Pass), the update does support Canadian Netflix access, and gives the user an idea where Microsoft is headed, not just with the Xbox, but with it’s interface metaphor across a wide swath of…

Left for Dead: The Sacrifice Comic Part Three Out Now – get ready for mashups

September 29, 2010September 30, 2010 drsquid Comics, L4D, L4D2, Mac gaming, PC gaming, The Sacrifice, Valve Software, Web Comics, Xbox 3601 Comment

Last night Valve released the third part of their “The Sacrifice” online comic that details the events in between Left for Dead 1 and 2, the ‘Passing’ DLC, and the “The Sacrifice” DLC (for both the first AND second games) coming on October 5th. The comic itself also fills in a lot of the backstory of the characters of Left for Dead 1, and is currently available online here. Also a few days ago on the Left 4 Dead blog Valve detailed their plan to expand how the comic will…

The Sacrifice DLC coming Oct 5th – comic online

September 27, 2010September 29, 2010 Doug Groves DLC, L4D, L4D2, Mac gaming, PC gaming, The Sacrifice, Valve Software, Xbox 3605 Comments

Valve has announced that “The Sacrifice” DLC for both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 will be released on October 5th, 2010. The new DLC further bridges the gap between the two games, and tells the story leading up to the demise of **** (name redacted for spoilers sake). During the lead up to the release of the DLC, Valve has also started putting “The Sacrifice” comic online, with the first 2 of 4 parts now available. The DLC “The Sacrifice” will be available for the XBOX 360,…

Kinect for Xbox 360: on display in Toronto and soon Montreal

September 27, 2010September 29, 2010 Doug Groves BigPark, Dance Central, Good Science, harmonix, Kinect, Kinect Adventures, Kinect Sports, Kinectimals, Microsoft, Montreal, Rare, Toronto, Ubisoft, Xbox 360, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved7 Comments

If you’ve been hearing about Microsoft’s Kinect for the Xbox 360, but haven’t yet had a chance to see it in person, you can get an early hands on right now, as long as you’re in Toronto. To help promote the launch of the full body interface, Microsoft has leased a storefront and filled 2 storeys with Kinectified Xbox 360s, to give the public a chance to go hands on, as it were. Covering 2 floors, there’s a variety of playable demos, including Kinect Sports from Rare, Your Shape: Fitness…

Plants vs Zombie on XBLA – the least great version? (review)

September 15, 2010September 20, 2010 Johnathan Leger game review, Microsoft, MS Points, Plants vs. Zombies, Pop Cap, PvZ, review, XBLA, Xbox 360, Xbox Live Arcade1 Comment

It’s no secret that Plants vs Zombies from Pop Cap is one of the favourite ‘go-to’ games in the RGB Filter bullpen. Solid gameplay and great visuals, along with with a good sense of humour (and zombies) is a winning combination, and PvZ is proof of that. When Pop Cap announced that it was shambling over to Xbox LIVE Arcade, with new game modes and a truly HD visual makeover, we had our 1200 MS Points at the ready. Does the the game hold up in its console incarnation, or…

The End is Nigh: Duke Nukem Forever is coming out in 2011

September 5, 2010 drsquid 3D Realms, Announced, Duke Nukem, Duke Nukem Forever, Gearbox Software, George Broussard, Hell Freezes Over, PC games, PC gaming, PS3, Randy Pitchford, released, Take 2, When Pigs Fly, Xbox 3603 Comments

Woah! Duke Nukem Forever is actually coming out. In 2011. At PAX Take Two announced that Gearbox Software would be completing the game. 3D Realms, the original developer, shut down development last year when they ran out of money. More details about how Gearbox got involved and revived a game we all thought was dead can be found in this great article on Kotaku here. Seeing as DNF has been in production since 1997, I thought I’d list a couple of things in gaming and tech history that have happened…

Fan Expo 2010 – Jamie Toghill Interview

September 5, 2010September 20, 2010 Doug Groves Battle Grids, Fan Expo, Fan Expo 2010, interview, Jamie Toghill, Propaganda Games, PS3, Show, Syndicate, Tron Evolution Battlegrids. Tron, Tron Interceptor, Tron Legacy, Wii, Xbox 3604 Comments

There was no mistaking the big push that Disney was making this year for Tron Legacy, the long awaited sequel to the classic sci-fi film. The Tron Legacy booth was the largest on the show floor, complete with a 20 foot tall Interceptor. Beside the usually merchandise that goes along with modern sci-fi movie, the video game Tron Evolution was on the floor and playable on multiple consoles. Also on hand was Jamie Toghill, lead designer for the Wii version (Tron Evolution Battle Grids) from Propaganda Games. We had a…